Each entry below says what the platform is, when it is the right choice, and what it publishes about fees, with a link to the full head-to-head comparison. Fee figures appear only where the platform publishes them on its own pricing page, which is linked. Ora makes this page, so its entry comes last and is labelled.
At a glance
| Platform | What it is | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Posh | Nightlife and social events app with ticketing and guest lists | The door is the product and the crowd lives in the app |
| Luma | Calendars, RSVPs, check-in, and simple paid tickets | A calendar and a guest list are the whole product |
| Sweatpals | Wellness and fitness community events | Your people specifically look for movement communities |
| Partiful | Party invites, RSVPs, and a social guest graph | The list is the product and tickets are beside the point |
| Dice | Music and nightlife discovery app with ticketing | You want Dice’s fan app in front of a lineup |
| Eventim | Enterprise ticketing (CTS Eventim / Eventim AXS) | You ticket a venue, tour, or rights-held inventory |
| Ticket Tailor | White-label checkout with low platform fees | You already have traffic and want to keep fee drag low |
| Ora | Ticketing plus marketing, with a two-sided brand portal | You sell tickets and need brands in the same product |
The alternatives
Posh
Posh is a social nightlife product — events, guest lists, and a consumer app people open to go out.
Best when: The door is the product and the crowd lives in the app.
Fees: No first-party Posh pricing URL with a complete public fee table is cited here. Do not treat third-party roundups as Ora’s source. Confirm live in a Posh account.
Ora vs Posh, in full · Official site: posh.vip
Luma (lu.ma)
Luma (lu.ma) is the lightweight calendar and RSVP product people use for meetups, launches, and community series.
Best when: A calendar and a guest list are the whole product.
Fees: Luma’s pricing page: unlimited free events and guests on the free plan; 5% platform fee on paid events; Luma Plus at $59/month billed annually (or $69 billed monthly) drops the platform fee to 0%. Stripe processing (typically 2.9% + 30¢) is extra on both plans.
- Source: Luma pricing
Ora vs Luma, in full · Official site: luma.com
Sweatpals
Sweatpals is a fitness and wellness community product — classes, runs, and social workouts with their own discovery graph.
Best when: Your people specifically look for movement communities.
Fees: Sweatpals’ August 2025 product blog describes Starter and Pro with no monthly fee and 2.9% processing. Starter consumer fees (pass-on or absorb): $0–$50 tickets $0.49 + 7.9%; $50–$150 $0.99 + 6.9%; $150–$300 $0.99 + 5.9%; $300+ $0.99 + 2.9%. Pro consumer fees are higher on the same bands ($0.49 + 11.9% through $0.99 + 2.9% at $300+). Confirm on their calculator before you budget.
- Source: Sweatpals pricing announcement
- Source: Sweatpals fee calculator
Ora vs Sweatpals, in full · Official site: sweatpals.com
Partiful
Partiful is an invite and RSVP product for parties — beautiful pages, guest graphs, and “are you coming?” not a ticketing company.
Best when: The list is the product and tickets are beside the point.
Fees: No first-party Partiful URL with a public paid-ticket fee table is cited here. Invite-only parties are typically not billed like ticketing software. Confirm directly with Partiful if you are using a paid Partiful collection feature.
Ora vs Partiful, in full · Official site: partiful.com
Dice
Dice is a music-first consumer app — discovery, anti-scalping posture, and ticketing for artists, venues, and promoters who want that fan base.
Best when: You want Dice’s fan app in front of a lineup.
Fees: No first-party Dice pricing URL with a complete public fee table is cited here. Treat organizer rates as negotiated.
Ora vs Dice, in full · Official site: dice.fm
Eventim (CTS Eventim / Eventim AXS)
Eventim (CTS Eventim and Eventim AXS) is enterprise ticketing for arenas, tours, and allocated inventory — contract software, not a self-serve indie stack.
Best when: You ticket a venue, tour, or rights-held inventory.
Fees: Eventim / Eventim AXS fees are contractual (venue, market, and rights). This page will not guess a percentage.
Ora vs Eventim, in full · Official site: www.eventim.com
Ticket Tailor
Ticket Tailor is DIY checkout — low published flat fees, you bring the audience, Stripe or PayPal on the side.
Best when: You already have traffic and want to keep fee drag low.
Fees: From tickettailor.com/pricing: pay as you sell £0.60 per ticket + VAT; prepaid credits from £0.22 per ticket + VAT; free tickets free up to the cap stated on that page. Processor fees (Stripe, PayPal, Square) are separate. Their US page markets “starting at $0.30 a ticket.” Use their calculator for the currency you settle in.
- Source: Ticket Tailor pricing
- Source: Ticket Tailor US pricing
Ora vs Ticket Tailor, in full · Official site: www.tickettailor.com
Ora (this site)
Ora is ticketing plus marketing, with a two-sided brand portal: organizers sell tickets while Ora runs the ads.
Ora’s two-sided sponsor and vendor portal, plus pre- and post-event ticket-buyer reports covering age, gender, zip, source channel, and purchasing behavior.
Ora connects Square and Toast (both live), with Clover coming soon — for organizers, venues, and brands: bar spend and what the night made the venue, an event-level consumption report a room can sell, and beverage sponsorships against what was actually poured — not ticket counts.
Best when: You sell tickets and need brands in the same product.
Fees: Ora charges a platform fee on ticket revenue. The public rate is not listed on this page — for current pricing, get in touch with us at support@oraapp.com.
How organizers use it: Host on Ora · every comparison
When to stay on Eventbrite
Keep Eventbrite if you mainly need a large public listing, free RSVP events at no ticketing fee, and a fee table you can show a board without a sales call.
Marketplace gravity
Eventbrite is a destination people already search. Ora does not claim a larger public inventory or a bigger consumer brand. If “being findable on Eventbrite” is the acquisition plan, that is a real reason to stay.
Published US fee math
Eventbrite posts a country table. Independent organizers can model a $40 ticket without waiting on a quote. Ora does not publish an equivalent consumer-facing take-rate on this page.
Free events stay free to ticket
Eventbrite’s pricing page states there are no ticketing platform fees on free tickets. That is a clean fit for community calendars that never intend to charge.
Eventbrite fees. On Eventbrite’s US pricing page, paid tickets carry a 3.7% + $1.79 service fee per ticket and a 2.9% payment processing fee per order. Free tickets have no Eventbrite ticketing fees. Fees vary by payout country; the help center publishes the wider table.
- Source: Eventbrite organizer pricing
Questions, answered
- What is the best alternative to Eventbrite?
- It depends on the job. Posh for nightlife guest lists, Dice for music discovery, Luma for calendars and RSVPs, Partiful for private parties, Sweatpals for fitness communities, Eventim for arenas and tours, and Ticket Tailor for a low-fee checkout when you already have an audience. Ora fits when tickets and brand sponsorships belong in one product.
- Which Eventbrite alternatives publish their fees?
- Luma, Sweatpals and Ticket Tailor publish fees on their own pages, and the figures are in their entries above with links to the source. For Posh, Partiful and Dice this page cites no first-party fee table, so confirm in your account. Eventim fees are set by contract. Payment processing is usually charged on top, so check the platform before you budget.
- Is Ora cheaper than Eventbrite?
- This page does not claim that. Ora’s rate is not listed here; its entry above says how to ask for current pricing. Eventbrite publishes its fees on its pricing page, linked above.
- Which Eventbrite alternative helps with sponsors?
- Ora is built around a two-sided sponsor and vendor portal: organizers publish sponsorship tiers and vendor booths, and brands match to events, book, scan leads and get a report. None of the other platforms on this page runs a sponsor and vendor marketplace of that kind. You can still sell sponsorships yourself on any of them.
- Can I keep Eventbrite and use another platform too?
- Yes, if your audience already buys on Eventbrite. Selling the same event in two places means keeping two ticket inventories in step, so it is an operations choice rather than a default. This page does not prescribe it.
Looking for sponsors? Read how to get sponsors for an event and start from the sponsorship proposal template.